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The Australian Open hasn't seen an Australian singles winner in 43 years — until now

On Saturday, 25-year-old Ash Barty brought Australia its first singles home win in the Open since the 1978 edition. The final game for the men's singles will be played on Sunday.

Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty beat out Danielle Collins 6-3, 7-6 (2) to become the women's singles champion at the Australian Open in Melbourne Saturday night.

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